The island nation of Bahrain has been ruled by the Al Khalifa family for over 200 years. Most of those years have been prosperous, relatively peace ones, marked by moderation and tolerance. Since the Arab Spring, however, Bahrainis have taken to the streets like their neighbors, raising their voice peacefully in demanding basic human rights. A major source of tension [...]
Tag Archives: Nicholas D. Kristof
Signs of the NY Times: Referendum in Cairo. Asian garment factory fires spawn progress? A mess in Mali.
In a December 6 editorial, the NY Times is advocating that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi postpone this Saturday’s referendum on a disputed draft constitution. Whereas the draft constitution goes considerably far in meeting some of the revolution’s basic demands, the charter is weak on equal rights – particularly for women – and much of the [...]
Signs of the NY Times: Errant Israeli assassination. Backlash genocide in Syria, where hands-off approach has proven to be ineffective.
Gershon Baskin is an Israeli peace activist who was also the initiator and negotiator of the secret back channel for the release of Gilad Shalit. And in an Op-Ed article on Friday titled ”Israel’s Shortsighted Assassination”, he spells out how Netanyahu’s justification of Israel’s most recent attacks on Gaza – and in particular the assassination [...]
Signs of the NY Times: The D.C. Cancer Lobby. Rethinking Hugo Chavez. Education in Pakistan. Turkey, Syria & the Refugees
The U.S. chemical industry suppresses cancer information, Failed U.S. policy in Venezuela, Pakistan’s ailing schools need help, The crossfire between Turkey and Syria.
Signs of the NY Times: BPA Forever, The Final Years of Arctic Ice & Meet the World’s Three New Walls
BPA is everywhere and it’s not going away. Arctic ice will be gone sooner than we thought. Democracy adds three new walls. Fracking in New York. The future of personal robots.
The Social Power of Online Petitions
“New Internet tools – like Change.org – are allowing very ordinary people to defeat some of the most powerful corporate and political interests around”
Release My Friend!
Nicholas D. Kristof fordert in einem offenen Brief in der New York Times den König Bahrains auf, seinen Freund Hassan-al-Sahaf freizulassen. Der 57 Jahre alte Künstler sitzt seit den Protesten gegen die Herrscherfamilie im Gefängnis. Fairplanet-User können den Brief per Mail an die Pressestelle der Botschaft von Bahrain schicken.
Sonagachi – Children as Sex Workers
Unicef has estimated that worldwide 1.8 million children enter the sex trade each year.
Sonagachi: Kinder, die sich prostituieren
Unicef schätzt die Zahl der Kinder im Sex-Business auf weltweit 1,8 Millionen.
Charity and Economy – a Tandem on the Rise
Charity projects got to be rigorously field-tested by economic experts.
Wirtschaft und Wohltätigkeit: ein neues Tandem
Wohltätigkeitsprojekte müssen rigoros praxiserprobt sein.
FGM: Mother’s Day in Somalia
FGM is one of the most pervasive human rights abuses worldwide, with three million girls mutilated each year in Africa alone.
